RENEWABLE ENERGY'S BIG GUNS 2010 ARE REVEALLED

摘要

Renewable energy development continued at a good pace in 2010, with record-breaking projects being announced as often as one a week. Here we present a list of the biggest renewable energy electricity generation projects installed or completed during the year.The largest project that began operation in 2010 also holds the record as southeast Asia's largest hydroelectric power station. The first of six turbines at Vietnam's Son La station was grid connected in late-December.Officials said that the 2400 MW plant is expected to be fully operational in 2012, three years ahead of a National Assembly target.The second largest to go online in 2010 is in Laos, the 1070 MW Nam Theun 2 project commissioned in December. It is co-owned by EDF, the Laotian government, the Electricity Generating Public Company of Thailand and Italian-Thai Development.